Cherdthong Ruminant Nutrition Lab KKU

17/12/2025

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝗻!🎉

Congrats to 🅽🅰🅽 Nittaya Phowang, our former Master’s student, on the online publication of her second thesis paper in a Tier 1 journal, 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 🏆📘

📌 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔬 The study showed that replacing soybean meal (SBM) with black soldier fly larvae (BSFL)—especially 25% BSFL in pelleted form—improved nutrient digestibility without negatively affecting rumen fermentation in Thai native beef cattle 🐄🌾

👏 Excellent work and best wishes for your continued success!

📖 Read the full article (free access):
👉 https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.25.0245

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09/12/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩! 𝟑 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬. 𝟔 𝐂𝐨𝐰𝐬. 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄.

Sending a huge congrats to Fon (PhD student) for crossing the finish line on her farm sample collection today! 🎉

From early mornings to late days, the effort has been real. ✅ 3-month testing period ✅ 6 lactating cows ✅ 100% Team effort

So happy to see the amazing cooperation within our group. Thank you, everyone, for making this happen! 🙌💪

Now, time to work hard in the laboratory for data analysis!

04/12/2025

Such an energizing session with our undergrads 🎓🔥
The interactive activities and knowledge sharing were truly impressive 💬💡
We wrapped up the class with a nice lunch together 🍲😄
Grateful for these meaningful learning moments ❤️📚

24/11/2025

🎉 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲! 🎉

Congratulations to 𝑭𝒐𝒏, our hardworking PhD student, who has successfully completed the final thesis sampling collection in beef cattle — finishing the last 4 animals smoothly and professionally. 🐃🧪

A big thank you to our strong support team who stayed together through every step. 💪🤝

You all worked hard… so now it’s time to eat harder! 🍽️😄

24 Nov 2025
🔥 Excellent teamwork
📊 Strong research progress
🥼 Proud of our young researchers

22/11/2025

🎉 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐚!🎉

📚👩‍🎓 Our outstanding Master’s degree student has successfully published a review paper in the 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 (𝗘𝗹𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿). This is a remarkable achievement and reflects her hard work, dedication, and strong research capability.

📝 Paper Review Title:
𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝘼𝙘𝙞𝙙 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝘿𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙁𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙐𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬

🔥 Why this topic matters:
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play a key role in improving silage quality, enhancing fiber degradability, boosting rumen fermentation efficiency, and supporting sustainable ruminant production—a hot topic in modern animal nutrition.

📥 Free download for only 50 days:
🔗 https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1m8qf7t5soiJ0G

🎊 Please join me in celebrating Fa’s achievement!
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20/11/2025

✨ Team Update Day! ✨

📚 Today we had a productive meeting —
📝 Progress report
🗣️ Rehearsal presentation
📘 Study planning
🔬 Research discussion

🤝 After wrapping up all tasks, we enjoyed a nice lunch together.
Great teamwork and great energy! 💪😊🍽️

18/11/2025

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀!🎉
📚 MSc Student – Thesis Publication Achievement

We are proud to announce the successful publication of her thesis work in the 𝘼𝘾𝙎 𝘼𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 & 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 (Q1, IF 2.9) (American Chemical Society). This study provides valuable insights into improving FTMR quality, microbial characteristics, and fermentation efficiency using Lactobacillus casei TH14, Lactobacillus buchneri, and molasses.

🔬 Research Highlight:
This work contributes to tropical ruminant nutrition, offering practical applications for enhancing feed preservation and efficiency.

👉 See full paper here:
📄 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsagscitech.5c00499

👏 Please join us in celebrating her excellent achievement!

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17/11/2025

17/11/2025

🎉 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑭𝒐𝒏!🎉
Our hardworking PhD student has successfully completed Sample Collection – Period 2 in 6 lactating dairy cows at the dairy farm! 🐄🧪✨

👏 Big thanks to our young, energetic support team for standing by throughout the trial — great teamwork and great spirit! 💪🔥
📚 Hands-on training is progressing smoothly, and everyone is gaining real research skills in the field.

🔬 Just one more period to go before this major experiment is fully completed. Keep pushing, team! 🚀

📌📅 16 November 2025

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03/11/2025

🔥 🎓 𝑷𝒉.𝑫. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 — 𝑭𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅-𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒅 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅!

🎓 Huge congratulations to Fon, our Ph.D. student, for successfully completing the third-period sampling collection in our Thai native beef cattle 🐂💪 study!

This marks another important step in her doctoral research journey toward improving feed efficiency, rumen fermentation, and sustainable beef production.

💚 Sincere thanks to our undergraduate and graduate students, and our young research assistants, for their dedication, teamwork, and endless energy in the field and lab — you truly make research come alive! 🌿🔬

🙏 Appreciation also goes to the Thailand Research Fund (TRF-RGJ Program) for their invaluable support that continues to empower innovation and excellence in animal nutrition research at Khon Kaen University.

📅 Date: 3 November 2025

03/11/2025

🎉 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝔽𝕠𝕟!!👩‍🔬🐄

A big milestone achieved! Fon, our Ph.D. student, has successfully completed her first-period sampling collection in six lactating dairy cows 🐮 at the Dairy Cattle Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University.

👏 Heartfelt thanks to all undergraduate and graduate students and our young research assistants for your dedication, teamwork, and effort throughout the entire sampling process. Your support made this achievement possible! 💪💚

🙏 Special appreciation to the Thailand Research Fund (TRF-RGJ Program) for their continuous support in promoting advanced research and nurturing new-generation scientists in animal science and dairy nutrition.

This marks a meaningful step toward enhancing sustainable dairy production and rumen fermentation research at Khon Kaen University 🌾🔬

📅 27 October 2025